All Protected Resources Regulations & Actions
Incidental Take Authorization: Oil and Gas Industry Geophysical Survey Activity in the Gulf of Mexico
NOAA Fisheries has received a petition for an incidental take regulation (ITR) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The requested ITR would govern the authorization of take of small numbers of marine mammals over the course of five years inc
Effective
05/24/2024
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Whitespotted Eagle Ray
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Whitespotted Eagle Ray
Published
04/19/2024
Final Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Nassau Grouper
We, NOAA Fisheries, designate critical habitat for the threatened Nassau grouper pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. Specific occupied areas designated as critical habitat contain approximately 2,384.67 sq. km (920.73 sq. miles) of…
Published
Draft Environmental Assessment on Permitting Translocation of Sturgeon for Scientific Research and Enhancement
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources is requesting comment on a draft programmatic environmental assessment that analyzes translocation of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
Published
12/27/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: TC Energy Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC's East Lateral XPRESS Project in Barataria Bay, Louisiana
Incidental Take Authorization: TC Energy Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC's East Lateral XPRESS Project in Barataria Bay, Louisiana
Effective
12/01/2023
Petition to Establish Vessel Speed Measures to Protect Rice’s Whale
NOAA Fisheries has denied a petition to establish a mandatory 10-knot speed limit and other vessel-related measures to protect endangered Rice’s whales in the Gulf of Mexico.
Issued
10/27/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Marine Geophysical Survey in the Puerto Rico Trench and slope of Puerto Rico
Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Marine Geophysical Survey in the Puerto Rico Trench and slope of Puerto Rico
Effective
10/06/2023
Incidental Take Authorization: University of Texas' Marine Geophysical Survey in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Incidental Take Authorization: University of Texas' Marine Geophysical Survey in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Effective
09/29/2023
5-Year Review for the South Atlantic and Carolina Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic Sturgeon
NOAA Fisheries is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that the listing classifications of species are accurate.
Published
09/15/2023
Nominations to the Marine Mammal Scientific Review Groups
NOAA Fisheries is soliciting nominations for the regional scientific review groups. Nominations are due by October 12, 2022.
Published
09/12/2023